The first sentence does a good job: "A structure that represents the biggest known genetic difference between humans and Neanderthals also predisposes humans to autism. "

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Jeffk 1970 wrote:My oldest son is autistic, specifically he has Asperger's.

I'm sure you've heard of this other possible connection, ultrasound, but others here may not have, and maybe you'd like to comment on both these possibilities and/or others.http://www.ultrasound-autism.org/

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Jeffk 1970 wrote:My oldest son is autistic, specifically he has Asperger's.

I'm sure you've heard of this other possible connection, ultrasound, but others here may not have, and maybe you'd like to comment on both these possibilities and/or others.http://www.ultrasound-autism.org/

That's interesting, I've never heard or seen that possibility, that ultrasound possibly causes autism.

I have two boys, both received the same type of care before birth. My oldest son is autistic, my youngest son is not. I'm inclined to believe that genetics is primarily to blame, I've never been diagnosed but my oldest son and I share many characteristics, especially when I think back to my childhood and the way I was.

I don't have a lot of patience for the anti-vaccine movement, given the minuscule possibility that vaccines cause autism versus the higher possibility of my children dying of a preventable disease I'll roll that dice every time.